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elemental mercury vapor

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elemental mercury vapor,
n a form of mercury released from dental fillings and absorbed through the lungs into tissues.


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Breast milk is also a potential source of exposure to inorganic mercury, whether the initial source of the mercury is maternal exposure to elemental mercury vapor or methylmercury-contaminated fish (Bjornberg, Vahter, Berglund, Niklasson, Blennow, & Sandborgh-Englund, 2005; Oskarsson, Schutz, Skerfving, Hallen, Ohlin, & Lagerkvist, 1996).
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Ellen Hermann Chicago, Illinois Dear Ellen: High concentrations of elemental mercury vapor or long-term exposure to mercury vapor can have severe effects on the respiratory and central nervous systems.
 
 
 
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